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Ardoz.
Station located at the INTA facilities in Torrejón de
to be integrated into the final location of the Ground
has facilitated the different centres that comprise it
responsibility of INTA, whose progress during 2013
the PAZ Ground Segment, developed under the
Hisdesat has closely monitored the evolution of

2014.
so now PAZ is not scheduled for launch until October
delay in the release date for the final quarter of 2014,
Hisdesat to place the satellite into orbit, requested a
which owns the DNEPR launcher selected by
International Space Company S (ISC) Kosmotras,

blankets; this test will be carried out in early 2014.
the vacuum testing with the installation of the thermal
the launcher. Finally, the satellite was ready to start
and the successful completion of the crash tests with
with verification of the PAZ interface with the launcher
properties of the satellite could be measured, along
delivery to the launch base. In 2013 only the mass
tests were initiated, which will continue until its final
place in November, and at this time the environmental
The transfer of the PAZ to the IABG facilities took

orbit.
2014, it will be PAZ will be ready to be placed into
programme has rendered the expected result and in
made by the various companies involved in the
maturity of both developments, noting that the efforts
and the Ground Segment has demonstrated the
The successful communication between the satellite

completion thereof.
environmental testing and will be finalised and the
telemetry. This validation test extends during the
Control Centre to control the satellite and read its